Show galway urban council seeks historical relic the mastery that has so long sur rounded the disappearance of the mace and sword of the old calway corporation has been partly solved says the san francisco chronicle it has been ascertained that the mace was sold by a jewish dealer in an for more than and aft erward sold abroad for a much larger cum the mace velch Is of solid silver Is of great and senti mental value and Is being sought tor by the galway urban council successor of the mayor and corporation dis solved years ago it appears that the last mayor hept the mace and sword in lieu of unpaid salary and his heirs decided to part with them the dealer who purchased it states that he offered the mace to the dublin museum before finally disposing of it it Is said however that under an ancient law the mace cannot be sold outside ireland |